Internet2 Mid-Atlantic Port Connection

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, on behalf of the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC), hereby gives notice of their intent to award a purchase order to University of Maryland, College Park on a sole source basis in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a), as only one source reasonably available and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

TFHRC requires an Internet2, “Layer 3” Gigabit Point of Presence in Mid-Atlantic region to allow the facility to retain connection to the Internet2 Network for research use in support of mission-critical highway safety initiatives. The intent of this notice is not to request competitive proposals, and any information received from interested parties will only be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted.

However, interested parties may submit a description of their firm's capabilities for satisfying this requirement, which demonstrates they possess the ability to successfully perform this effort. All questions concerning this matter should be addressed directly to Sara Shlesinger at sara.shlesinger@dot.gov.